At the Grim Court, it was forbidden to kill one's opponent. This was one of the most important rules.
However, only a small fraction of the fights usually became so intense that there was a risk of mortal danger to one of the fighters.
If there were a clear imbalance in strength between the two fighters, the fight would end rather quickly. In such cases, everything was resolved swiftly and safely.
Still, even if both fighters were evenly matched, it was extremely rare for one of them to land an attack capable of killing the other. Even if that happened, the judge would always be faster and stop the fight.
But… not this time.
Zin and Adam were exchanging their final attacks, which would decide the fight's outcome. No matter how much Leerna wanted to, she couldn't intervene until they had both launched their attacks. She could only react to the consequences.
